After a short rest, the Persians had regained their strength. Zhang Liang was in the telescope and found that the Persians had begun to transport trebuchets to the city. Seeing these things, Zhang Liang felt his scalp tingle. As a general who had fought in Liaodong, he knew too well the damage this thing had to the city wall.

Especially when used with gunpowder, it's a nightmare for the defenders.

Almaty, like most cities in the Western Regions, is not made of brick and stone. It is a city wall made of rammed earth, how many blows this thing can resist, Zhang Liang has no bottom in his heart. All he knew was that a bloody battle was inevitable. Perhaps, he will become the supreme general of the Tang Dynasty who died in the Western Regions.

Han Dewang can't cry anymore, just a few days ago, he was still dreaming about how beautiful it would be when he returned to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, he would accompany this top boss to fight bravely. And in the final ending, eighty percent of them may be killed on the battlefield.

As a soldier of the empire, Zhang Liang didn't have a choice, and Han Dewang didn't have a choice. All the soldiers in the Western Regions have no choice!

If you return to Guanzhong alive, you will suffer from the white eyes of others for a lifetime. This is definitely more uncomfortable for the soldiers of Guanzhong Mansion who lick blood from the knife edge than killing them. The life and death of the eldest husband is an ordinary matter, and the court will definitely take good care of his family when he dies. Many people are not very good, and they even hope that they will die in battle. In this way, the situation of the family will change a lot.

The Tang Dynasty has now raised the pension for the soldiers who died in the war to a new height, and Li Er is an emperor who was born with soldiers, so he is naturally very concerned about the affairs of the army.

The Persians were demolishing houses, and Zhang Liang knew that they were clearing the shooting boundary. Those tall houses will block the trajectory of the gunpowder projectile. The Tang army relied on gunpowder to make the armies of other countries suffer enough. Now, the army of the Tang Dynasty is also about to taste the power of gunpowder.

There was a loud bang, and a huge gunpowder bullet exploded under the city walls. The steaming black smoke and the loud explosion made everyone's hearts palpitate. However, after the explosion, Zhang Liang was surprised to find it. The walls of the inner city were barely damaged.

The people on the city walls were shaken, but not a single one died. Even many people only have a short tinnitus, and after getting up with a disgraced face, there is no discomfort.

"They're using black powder!" Zhang Liang's eyes lit up, this was perhaps the best news among the many bad news.

There is an essential difference between the black powder and the gunpowder used by the Tang Army now, and the gunpowder bullet just now looks like it weighs fifty pounds. If it was fifty pounds of gunpowder bullets from the Tang army, the city wall would definitely be damaged. At the same time, the people on the city walls might also be shocked to death by one or two unlucky ghosts.

The Persians, who had obtained the basic gunpowder formula, still couldn't concoct the ammonium nitrate powder that Yun Hao had brewed. In fact, the things that Yun Hao made up can already be called explosives. The power is absolutely incomparable to gunpowder.

"Thank goodness!" As a high-ranking general, Han Dewang also understands this reason. As for the minions, they were still in the brink of explosion.

Li Deyu shook his head, and Yusuf next to him was very excited. Since getting the formula for gunpowder in the Tang Kingdom, those yellow-haired people in the West are no match for the Persian army. It will never happen again, the story of 300 warriors defending Hot Springs Pass. If you encounter a steep pass, you can bomb it with a trebuchet. With this anti-heavenly thing, the caliph even became interested in Constantinople.

When he left, someone had already suggested attacking Constantinople, and I don't know what the quarrel was like now. Compared to the huge wealth brought back by their own crusade, it will make them change their minds.

"Lee! With such a powerful weapon, we can take this place without much effort. "Yusuf is very satisfied with the power of gunpowder.

"Don't be too happy, the power of our gunpowder is far inferior to that of Datang gunpowder. This war will be very hard, and I don't know if the hot air balloons that the caliph promised us will be delivered. With that thing, at least a little bit of an airship can be contained.

It would be too bad if the airship came now. The airship will tell the emperor of the Tang Dynasty everything here. The Tang Kingdom will be prepared, if we can't quickly eliminate the Tang Dynasty's living forces in the Western Regions. We can only withdraw our troops and give these lands to the Tang people again. And those Tang people will definitely follow in our footsteps and fight to Persia.

On the point of revenge, the Tang people are quite stubborn. If there is really Zhang Liang in this inner city and he dies, the feud between Persia and the Tang Dynasty will definitely never die. Even if you and I run to the edge of the sky, the Tang people will chase after us and kill us. ”

"Lee! You say that this country is too powerful, why can't they effectively occupy the Western Regions when they are so powerful? It seems to me that they are simply ruling here, and many places are still controlled by the people of the Western Regions. ”

"Population! The population of the Tang Dynasty was their fatal wound, and the population of the Sui Dynasty, the predecessor of the Tang Dynasty, was once three times that of the Tang Dynasty. It is a pity that the turmoil in the country has killed many people. Now that there are so many people in the Tang Dynasty, they will definitely exercise different rules over the Western Regions.

Instead of being like now, there are only a few hundred thousand Tang people in the vast Western Regions. And that's plus an army of 80,000 men! For the vast Western Regions, it is simply impossible for a hundred thousand people to rule over five million people. ”

"Hahaha! This will not be a problem for us Persians, our gods will help us. For our God is the same as the people of the Western Regions. We are all ***! We believe in prophets, and a common faith always reduces hostility. Speaking of his beliefs, Yusuf was very proud.

"Yes! The Tang people are still worshipping their ancestors, not prophets. When it comes to religion, Li Deyu also admires ***'s ability to spread. In just twenty or thirty years, the teachings of the prophets spread throughout the Western Regions. There are even people who have opened the dojo to Chang'an City!

The doctrine swept the Western Regions, and the primitive religion of those turtles was under the impact of the teachings. Wiped out to the point that there is not even a scum left!

The men of the Western Regions began to grow beards, and the women of the Western Regions began to wear headscarves. Every morning, thousands of people pray in the direction of the sun. Yusuf was right when he said that religious consistency made it easy for Persia to rule the Western Regions. At least, there won't be much resistance.

"Almost, I think it's time to start attacking!" Seeing that the houses that obstructed the shooting boundary had been almost demolished, Li Deyu suggested to Yusuf. He really wanted to end this battle as soon as possible, and the next stop was Tingzhou. As long as Tingzhou is taken, the Tang Dynasty will have no soldiers in the Western Regions. When Datang organizes troops to fight against him again, it will take a few months or even a year at the earliest.

By that time, perhaps Persia had already established itself in the Western Regions. And after gaining great wealth, the caliph will also change his mind. Instead of attacking the difficult Constantinople, he marched into the more prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Li Deyu has never forgotten that revenge is a mission he has to carry in his life.

"Okay......!" Yusuf turned around and gave his general a look, and a dull horn sounded.

More than 20 trebuchets were fired at the same time, and the explosions were almost indistinguishable. Twenty trebuchets slammed into the same spot. The rammed earth city wall was immediately blown up with a big hole. The surrounding city walls also seem to have cracks.

The failure to blow up the city wall is due to the fact that many bombs hit the city wall and did not explode immediately. Instead, it exploded after it was bounced off, and the fuse of the bomb could not trigger the explosion.

"Water!" Seeing the city wall showing signs of cracking, Zhang Liang immediately commanded.

Immediately at his command, a large number of soldiers began to pour boiling water on the walls. There were students who had graduated from the academy in the team, he told Zhang Liang. In the cold winter, hot water is more likely to freeze than cold water.

At first, Zhang Liang didn't believe it, but after ordering the guards to do the experiment, he believed it!

So this time he prepared boiling water, and dozens of cauldrons under the city were boiling. Just wait for the wall to collapse and fall down. The Western Regions that have just snowed dripping into ice, and pouring boiling water is the best coagulant. The water will seep into the crevices and then be frozen. Such a wall is almost impossible to collapse with gunpowder. Because once the rammed earth contains water, it is frozen. It will become a very resilient thing, and even gunpowder will be difficult to destroy.

"Uh......!" Yusuf was a little speechless, he didn't expect the Tang people to use such a method to deal with his trebuchet.

The fierce bombardment went on for an hour, and the Persians bombarded somewhere. Boiling water and steaming water will be poured down somewhere, and the smoke of the gunpowder explosion will be quickly covered.

"What should I do?" Yu Sufu asked Li Deyu helplessly, he really couldn't deal with the situation in front of him.

"No way! Only......! Not good! Li Deyu just wanted to say that he could only keep bombing a section of the city wall. Suddenly, he lowered his body violently!

For he saw that suddenly many black things flew out of the city. You know, trebuchets are not only available to the Persians, but also to the Tang people! Moreover, the trebuchets of the Tang people were more advanced and accurate than those of the Persians. A well-trained thrower can always get the bomb where it belongs!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" With the sound of explosions, clumps of fire flickered next to the Persian trebuchet. There were even gunpowder shells that hit the trebuchet directly. Huge puffs of smoke rose from the air, followed by the screams of pain from the Persian hands.

Those who were not killed, who were missing a part of their body, and those who were stunned by the explosion when nothing was damaged. They were all pulling their necks and howling, and the huge mental and physical pain made them completely insane!

"This ......!" Yusuf was so shocked when he saw the hellish scene that his tongue was knotted!